Abstract

TORRE-CANTALAPIEDRA, Eduardo  and  ANGUIANO-TELLEZ, María Eugenia. Living in the shadows: adaptation strategies of Mexican immigrant families in Arizona, 2007-2015. Pap. poblac [online]. 2016, vol.22, n.88, pp.171-207. ISSN 2448-7147.

In recent years, Mexican immigrant living in Arizona have faced several challenges arising from the recent economic crisis and the anti-immigrant policies. In this paper, we analyze the familiar adaptation strategies developed for them in order to optimize their economic and non-economic resources and remain in Arizona. Based on 20 interviews to Mexican families whose were living at Phoenix in 2015, we examined three issues: the family labor reorganization by sex, the public invisibility with the aim to avoid deportations, and making the most of the family documented members.

Keywords : International migration; immigration policies; Mexican families; adaptation strategies.

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